Blaine packed the stands for their Homecoming game against visiting Champlin Park Thursday evening. These are two teams who have been in the top of the conference for many seasons. The game was fitting for two strong teams with a healthy respect for one another.]]> Fri, 25 September 2009 07:46:00 G...T Caledonia's massive victory over PE... makes you wonder if they are that much better than the rest of the class. But big time victories from Eden Valley-Watkins and Jackson County Central over ranked competition makes them contenders]]> Fri, 25 September 2009 02:44:00 G...T The Ko...ets from Kasson-...antorville are blowing up the rankings with impressive wins. They followed up an early season stomping of Triton with another decisive win last week, this time over ranked and respected Rochester Lourdes]]> Thu, 24 September 2009 21:54:00 G...T Santano Rosario is a powerful package! He is racking up the receiving and rushing yards in the Tri-...etro Conference. Santano plays for The St. Paul Academy/Summit School and is another ...innesota student-athlete with the grades to play football for a more academically demanding college. Check out the ...innesotaPreps video interview and learn more about Santano.]]> Thu, 24 September 2009 21:08:00 G...T Football season is in its prime and one of the most wide open conference battles is taking place in the Lake. On the message board the bloggers are following the top conferences including logs21 keeping his eyes all over the Lake!]]> Thu, 24 September 2009 04:06:00 G...T Week four has two very important match-ups starting with Totino-Grace facing Becker. Last year Becker won 20-7 but this year the Bulldogs head to the home grounds of the Eagles. A huge ...ississippi 8 match-up has ST...A traveling to Rogers]]> Thu, 24 September 2009 02:08:00 G...T Evan ...c...illan plays basketball and football for the St. Paul Academy. Evan is putting up great numbers this season and loves his QB spot at the Academy because it gives him the freedom to improvise on the field. At six foot five inches and one hundred and ninety pounds Evan can see the field and has the strength to ward off attackers too]]> Wed, 23 September 2009 23:05:00 G...T Week four in class AAAAA will have a few good games but no ground breaking match-ups. Wayzata vs Edina, Lakeville South vs. Eden Prairie, and Blaine vs. Champlin Park will catch most of the headlines and with good reason]]> Wed, 23 September 2009 19:59:00 G...T Taylor Grant scored big during the first half last week in Eden Prairie's big win. His first half score helped keep EP within reach and lowered the halftime deficit that EP had to overcome to pull ahead for an eventual late game victory over a tough Rosemount team.]]> Wed, 23 September 2009 00:26:00 G...T The beautiful sunset falling over Stevens Seminary Stadium last Friday was the final mask of what appeared to be the perfect night for a football fan. Glencoe-Silver Lake took on the only to team to beat them last year, the Orono Spartans]]> Tue, 22 September 2009 21:54:00 G...T Buffalo right tackle Dan Reil is looking to make a name for himself and help keep Buffalo at the top of the ...ississippi Eight. Reil has been on the radar of most of the Division II schools as well as a handful of Division I's. In order to become the best player he can be he has improved his skills as well as his athleticism.

]]> Tue, 22 September 2009 20:38:00 G...T After seeing De LaSalle's Evan Williams' box score after the first week of the season, reading the Preps message board and finally seeing his week two box score I had to find out what was going on in Islander land.

Early in the summer, the Islander coaches approached Williams with a proposition. Would he be willing to make a dramatic position switch in advance of his senior season?]]> Tue, 22 September 2009 02:57:00 G...T It's always fun to talk to big guys! Big ...an ...itch Purdy plays offensive tackle for Eden Prairie and he joined ...innesotaPreps for a video visit following the Eagles' win over Rosemount last week in a big come-from-behind victory.]]> ...on, 21 September 2009 22:22:00 G...T Basketball action for the 2009-2010 season opened this weekend with action in the ...agic and ...BA fall leagues. The first action of the season understandably had plenty of ragged moments. However, there were plenty of close games and impressive performances to go around. The weekend also featured a top class AAAA team losing all 3 of their games.

]]> ...on, 21 September 2009 04:21:00 G...T After Eden Prairie's big come from behind victory over conference rival Rosemount, I was able to talk to Eagle's defensive back ...itch Hallstrom about the big comeback. The Eagles trailed 21-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but came storming back to score 21 unanswered points for a 28-21 win.

]]> Sun, 20 September 2009 19:14:00 G...T Two Lake Conference elites met on Friday night in Eden Prairie. The 2-0 Eagles hosted the 1-1 Rosemount Irish. When watching games often times I start writing my story in my head as the game develops. I was doing that tonight midway through the third quarter, but then the game completely changed.

]]> Sat, 19 September 2009 20:30:00 G...T Rosemount let a win slip from their grasp this past Friday night in Eden Prarie. They started so strong! But, the Eden Prarie Coaches and players know that the phrase, "it's not over till it's over", is more than a cliche. Dogged determination and grit won out and EP won a big one at home against a hungry Rosemount squad. ]]> Sat, 19 September 2009 10:09:00 G...T Lakeville North's star runningback Dajon Newell was one of the many keys to the Panther's come from behind victory Friday night over the Eagan Wildcats. He was the team's leading rusher for the game and has helped the Panthers to a quick 2-0 start. After the game Newell took a few minutes to talk about the 29-14 victory.

]]> Sat, 19 September 2009 09:06:00 G...T Great player know how to close! Hopkins' Ben Christopher did just that with his interception that shut down ...innetonka's last chance to score in Thursday very exciting game at Tonka. Ben went up high and came down with the game winner. ...innesotaPreps' ...ichael J. ...uch caught up with Ben following the game and captured Ben's thoughts on video. Check out their video visit and learn more about the 31-30 win and Ben.]]> Fri, 18 September 2009 21:24:00 G...T Cretin-Derham Hall put the hurt on Roseville last night in a special Thursday night contest. The nation's number one prospect Seantrel Henderson spoke with Rivals.com about his recruitment and his visit to Ohio Stat]]> Fri, 18 September 2009 12:11:00 G...T